Perhaps unsurprisingly, women faculty are more likely than men
to be single, or to have an academic partner. On the other hand,
men are much more likely to have a stay-at-home partner. However,
the report also notes that many of these men are part of the older generation,
having completed their graduate in the 1970s or earlier.

The demographics of faculty are changing, so it's important for universities
to acknowledge that in their hiring practices, particularly in regard to
dual career couples. Universities stand to lose valuable talent,
particularly among under-repsresented groups,
by being inflexible with regrad to couple hiring. The report makes a
number of recommendations, including: